Monday, 1 August 2016

Man Utd take Martis on trial, agent confirms

The youngster has been invited to spend time with the
Red Devils after also gaining the attention of Premier League champions
Leicester City while playing for Oldham Athletic

Curacao international forward Liandro Martis is on trial at Manchester United, the player’s agent has confirmed.
The 20-year-old was formerly on the books of Dutch side Feyenoord and
recently caught the eye of both United and Premier League champions
Leicester City while playing for Oldham Athletic.
Martis has since been pictured at United’s Carrington training
ground, and his agent Mustafa Mehmood tweeted on Monday that the player
is indeed spending some time with the Red Devils.

The youngster is a left winger and was part of Willem II’s youth setup in 2015-16 before becoming unattached during the summer.
And while Leicester seemed keen to add Martis to their ranks, United
could well be set to beat Claudio Ranieri’s side to the punch after
inviting the wide man to spend time with them in Manchester.

“I went into Leicester for a day and felt comfortable and got an offer,” Martis told the Manchester Evening News.
“Then I went into Manchester United for a week and received good
feedback from Warren Joyce (Under-21 boss) and could have earned a deal
had I waited, but I just want to get my career started.
“Oldham have offered me a deal and we have been in negotiations for
two weeks. I am nearing a decision on my future and I want to make the
right decision for the next stage of my career.”

Martis has represented Curacao at youth level on a number of occasions,
and made a single senior appearance for his national side in a 2012
friendly defeat to Aruba.